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Double Billing
If a patient is discharged from the hospital but is admitted again later that same day by the same physician and for the same diagnosis, can you bill both the discharge and admission?
Question: If a patient is discharged from the hospital but is admitted again later that same day by the same physician and for the same diagnosis, can you bill both the discharge and admission?
Answer: If you can substantiate billing for both, then you can try to bill both.Why do we say "try"? We're guessing that there is a very strong chance that the claim will be denied as a duplicate. Be prepared to appeal. In fact, you may want to print the claim on paper, attach a brief letter explaining the situation, and submit the documentation to support it. We just think that it's likely that the computer edits at the carrier will kick it out.
Asset Protection and Financial Planning
December 6th 2021Asset protection attorney and regular Physicians Practice contributor Ike Devji and Anthony Williams, an investment advisor representative and the founder and president of Mosaic Financial Associates, discuss the impact of COVID-19 on high-earner assets and financial planning, impending tax changes, common asset protection and wealth preservation mistakes high earners make, and more.
Reducing burnout with medical scribes
November 29th 2021Physicians Practice® spoke with Fernando Mendoza, MD, FAAP, FACEP, the founder and CEO of Scrivas, LLC, about the rising rates of reported burnout among physicians and how medical scribes might be able to alleviate some pressures from physicians.
